Jun 17 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2709 -
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Sale 2709 - Lot 42

Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
NELL BRINKLEY (1886 - 1944)
Brinkley Girl portrait.

Pen and ink on board, circa 1920. 350x272 mm; 13¾x10¾ inches (image). Signed in lower right image.
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At just 21, a determined and talented Nell Brinkley came to New York upon the invitation of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Given the freedom to "draw any kind of pictures [she wanted] to make," Brinkley's illustrations often accompanied her own commentary column in the New York Evening Journal. Her commentary focused on women, casting a much-needed spotlight on their thoughts, experiences, and matters as they sought increasing autonomy.

Her recognizable style primarily featured beautiful, curly haired young women. The Brinkley look became so popular that a line of hair curlers named for her were released for young women who wished to emulate the look she made famous.

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